Officials in Ocean City may be taking up the regulations for street performers after a woman in a bikini with a portable stripper pole showed up and danced on the boardwalk last Saturday night in front of Ocean Gallery.

Lots of people complained to the police and town officials, but police at the beach say they couldn't do anything because it is a free speech issue.

Mayor Meehan tells WBAL's Anne Kramer there is not much that town officials can do about street performers. Meehan says the woman's performance was not lewd and the dancer was not breaking any other laws.

"It certainly caused quite a stir. If we had our ability to pick and choose who was going to be up there, I don't think that would be one of our choices. But at this point and time there is not much we can do to control that," says Meehan.

Ocean City has lost several legal battles recently while trying to regulate or at least require the performers to have a permit.

Mayor Meehan says the town will take another look at the ordinances and make sure other laws are not being broken by the performers.